CLAIMED BY THE RUTHLESS ALPHA KING
"Wouldn't need an army, or even Vex himself present. Just someone willing to light a fire down here at the right moment, while everyone who matters to this Empire's gathered in one room above it."
The horror of it settled over all of us at once, the careful patience of the letters finally making terrible sense. This was never just about a ransom, or even about drawing Damian out for a personal reckoning. This was about ending the Black Moon Empire's leadership in one single, devastating strike, the court, the King, his intended Luna, all of it gone at once, twenty years of patient waiting paying off in a single catastrophic night.
"How long has this been here," I asked, voice barely steady.